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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · 3h

Jill Valentine plays 'Moonlight Sonata' in Resident Evil (1996). #ps1 #psx #playstation

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · 2d

Cloud meets Aeris (aka Aerith) in Final Fantasy VII (1997). #psx #ps1 #playstation

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · 3d

Some stealth in Metal Gear Solid. #psx #ps1 #playstation

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · 6d

Nina Williams and her superb theme tune in Tekken 3, PS1 (1998). #psx #playstation

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · 7d

Opening menu for Tomb Raider (1996) on PS1. Great music! #psx #playstation

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · 8d

Fantastic promo vid for PS1 in the UK, via @scully1888.bsky.social YT channel, 'Tired Old Hack'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXGD... #psx #playstation

PlayStation 'Blown Away' UK promo VHS

YouTube video by Tired Old Hack

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · 13d

Never seen this before, wow!

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · 13d

This is indeed the PAL version, yep! Now I'm curious to go and check the others to see the differences!

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · 14d

Ape Escape on PS1 (1999) opening menu. #psx #playstation

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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · Sep 9

Okay... one more. The US top 20 best-selling video games on the PS1.

Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service

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IGN @ign.com · Sep 9

The original PlayStation arrived in the US 30 years ago today, but which PS1 games are the greatest?

Here are the 25 best PS1 games of all time.

The 25 Best PS1 Games Of All Time

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Aug 28

Fear Effect in Game Informer (March, 2000), via @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social digital archive. #psx #ps1 #playstation

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Aug 25

There was a very rare and gorgeous midnight blue PS1 model released in honour of ten million PS1 sales. Only 100 American models were made. Others were apparently made for Japan and Europe, but it's hard to verify exact numbers. (Image via Coleka website.) #playstation #psx

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Aug 17

Advert for the PlayStation version of Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars, seen in Electronic Gaming Monthly. (Via @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social
digital archive.) #ps1 #psx #playstation

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Aug 16

Such an intriguing topic!

AUTOMATON WEST @automatonwest.bsky.social · Aug 8

Final Fantasy X programmer doesn’t get why devs want to replicate low-poly PS1 era games. “We worked so hard to avoid warping, but now they say it’s charming”
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Final Fantasy X programmer doesn’t get why devs want to replicate low-poly PS1 era games. “We worked so hard to avoid warping, but now they say it’s charming” - AUTOMATON WEST

Koji Sugimoto, veteran programmer who worked on Final Fantasy, Xenogears and Threads of Fate comments on recent "modern" retro-game trends.

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Aug 8

The U.S. cover for ReBoot (1998) a game based on the popular television series. (Image via MobyGames.) #playstation #psx #ps1

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Jul 22

Lara Croft on the cover of Next Generation in 1996. (Via @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social digital archive.) #ps1 #psx #tombraider #playstation

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Jul 14

The Japanese cover for Street Fighter Zero on the PS1 (the game was released as Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams in English). Image via MobyGames. #psx #playstation

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · Dec 25

🕹️ Bytes of Gaming History ⌛

From the pages of Gamest magazine: a photographic glimpse into the heart of Squaresoft's offices in Japan during the development of Final Fantasy VII in 1996.

That's one helluva multi-monitor setup they've got there!

Two designers wearing suit shirts and ties sat and stood behind an array of five monitors of various sizes, two of them small PVMs on a shelf, along with keyboards and other computer tools. Various development screens for Final Fantasy VII can be seen.

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Jul 7

Amazing! Do you know which specific issue of Gamest this was in?

PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Jul 6

Part of an advert for Tekken 2 in Electronic Gaming Monthly, focusing on the assassin Nina Williams. (Via @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social digital archive.) #ps1 #psx #playstation

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Jul 4

Art included with U.S. release of Xenogears. (Image via MobyGames.) #psx #playstation #ps1

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Jun 17

The third one reminds me a lot of the art from Xenogears!

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Jun 14

Part of an advert for the American release of Chrono Cross (2000) in PSM. (Via @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social digital archive.) #playstation #psx #ps1

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PS1 History @ps1history.bsky.social · Jun 12

PAL PS1 copies are quite expensive, congrats on picking one up!

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